Word: picked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...professors have little connection with a topic, says one first-year student, "it doesn't make such a difference. With 90 people in the class, you usually pick up someone who's been in the business before. The teachers whom people think don't have any credibility are the ones who don't cut off the conversation when it becomes just a bunch of spewed answers...
...gather two ends to pick up the middle. On one end, we've worked to create a viable pool of candidates who are qualified now to take over a managerial or front-office position. On the other end, we're bringing younger minorities and women who are not advanced in their careers into lower-echelon positions within a sports organization. The idea is to get them into the loop, learning the business and moving up through the system and into the comfort zone of those who do the hiring. The individuals who tend to be hired are usually those known...
...Catamounts will be counting on Captain Ian Boyce and senior Kyle McDonough, who finished the season fourth on the ECAC scoring list with 22 goals and 17 assists (39 points), to pick up the slack. Sophomore Mike Millham (3.27 gaa), who played a key role in Saturday's victory, will be in goal...
Lamont Library: Yes. I will now formally state what many Harvard socialites have known for years--Lamont is one big pick up joint. All six floors are packed with "scammers," "scopers" and "swoopers" of all colors, creeds, sexes and sexual persuasions. A single point of proof: Who would go to Lamont to study...
...realize that it is not such a great mental burden to memorize eight commands to pass this ridiculous test. Had I felt it was worth the time and effort to pick through the booklets to learn the intricacies of "the script command," I could have spared myself much mental anguish. But it is not worth wasting precious time learning something useless that will soon be forgotten...